Garment hanger



Dec. 5, 1950 L. L. VALENTINE 2,532,969

GARMENT HANGER Filed Avril 8, 1946 L.. Va Zcnl'z'nc Patented Dec. 5, 1950 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to anadjustable garment hanger for display purposes.

An object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger of anadjustable construction whereby garments of different types may be supported therefrom, the hanger being so constructed as to be capable ofbeing inserted in the garment without requiring the unbuttoning orloosening of portions of the garment in order to mount the hanger withinthe garment.

Another object of this invention is to provide an adjustable hanger orsupport in combination a standard which is constructed for the purposeof supporting a garment for display purposes in a show window so as tofacilitate the mounting of the garment on the hanger without undue timebeing taken in loosening of portions of the garment for the purpose ofmounting the hanger therein.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is so constructed that the hanger portion of the devicemay be adjusted to any desired position relative to the support orstandard so that a garment may be supported from the device irrespectiveof the size of the garment.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a detailfront elevation of a device constructed according to the preferredembodiment of this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation partly broken away and in section;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of the hanger;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of standardused for supporting the hanger;

Figure 5 is a view inside elevation illustrating a further embodiment ofthe invention; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the views, the numeral Ill designatesgenerally a standard including a base II and, a spindle or uprightmember I2 which is secured to the base II. The standard member I2 ispreferably round in transverse section and is provided atthe upper endthereof with a threaded portion I3.

An L-shaped hanger supporting member It provided with a threaded openingit engages the upper end of the standard [9 being threaded onto thethreaded end portion it with the vertical leg I! extending forwardly ofthe standard member I2, and in substantially parallel relation thereto.llhe vertical member or arm I! is provided adjacent the lower endportion thereof with a transversely disposed recess or opening I3 withinwhich a curved garment hanger or bar I9 engages. This member I9 isprovided at spaced points of the under side thereof with a pair of stoplugs 20, there being one lug on each side of the depending arm ll sothat the movement in either direction of the hanger I9 is limitedbetween the spaces of the two lugs 20.

The garment hanger is yieldably and frictionally held in its adjustedposition relative to the arm I1 by means of a fiber member 2| disposedin an opening 22 in the lower portion of the arm N. This fiber member 2|frictionally engages against the under surface of the hanger I9 and ismaintained in contact with the under surface of the hanger member I9 bymeans of a spring 23 which is tensioned by means of a tensioning screw24.

The standard member I2 is preferably adjustable in a vertical directionbeing constructed on two members I 2a and i217 which telescope oneanother, and the upper member I 2b preferably slides interiorly of thelower member I2a and is held in vertically adjusted position by means ofa set screw 25.

In the use and operation of this hanger structure the hanger member I9may initially be swung to one side with the stop member 2|] which iscloser to the end of member I9 engaging against the depending arm I! asshown in Figure 3. In this position the longer portion of the hanger I9or that portion extending beyond the arm Il may be inserted in the neckopening of the garment and projected into one of the sleeves of thegarment. The shorter end of the hanger I9 may then be inserted into theneck opening of the garment and when this has been done the hanger maybe moved laterally of the arm I! so that the hanger I9 will be supportedfrom the arm I1 at substantially the central portion of the hanger I9.The frictional member 2| will hold the hanger I9 in any adjustedposition between the stops 20 and the stops 20 will prevent the hangerI9 from sliding out of the opening I8 when it is moved in a selecteddirection relative to the arm l1.

As shown in Figure 4, the standard disclosed in Figures 1, 2 and 3 maybe modified by making the L-shaped hanger supporting member 14 integralwith the standard [2. This may be done by either welding the post l2 tothe horizontal portion of the L-shaped member H1 or casting the twoparts together. The balance of the structure used with the modified formof the standard shown in Figure 4 is similar to that shown in Figures 1,2 and 3.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6,the hanger member 26 is provided with the stop members 21 as in thefirst form of the invention and the member 26 is insertible through anopening 28 disposed through a head or block 29 of desired dimensions andconfiguration. This head or block 29 carries a hook member 30 wherebythe same may be readily suspended in the same fashion as theconventional garment hanger.

The head or block 29 is provided with an opening 3| substantially atright angles to the opening 28 and in communication therewith and insaid opening 3! is freely positioned a member 32 of fiber or otherpreferred material which has a frictional engagement against a surfaceof the hanger member 26 and is maintained in such contact under theaction of an expansible spring 33 which is tensioned in a well knownmanner by the screw 34.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that agarment hanger constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated.

I claim:

A garment hanger of the character stated, comprising a body memberhaving an opening formed transversely therethrough, means for suspendingsaid body member, a, single arcuate bar disposed through said openingfor sliding movement transversely of the member, a pair of stops fixedto said arcuate bar in spaced relation and adapted to engage theadjacent sides of the member to limit the movement of the arcuate barthrough the member opening, one of said stops being disposed adjacent tothe center of the bar and the other stop being disposed adjacent to oneend of the bar whereby when the said one stop is in contact with themember, the member will be substantially midway between the ends of thebar and a spring pressed friction element housed in the member andextensible into said opening for frictional contact with the arcuate barto maintain the latter in a predetermined position of adjustment.

LOYD L. VALENTINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 71,136 Clemence Nov. 19, 1867751,345 Saunders Feb. 2, 1904 1,312,043 Nixon Aug. 5, 1919 2,017,472 ReOct. 15, 1935

